Dominic McDonough said NHS bosses were 'making excuses' over hospital estate issues.
A Conservative councillor has blamed NHS trusts for failing to keep hospitals in a good state of repair.has uncovered disruption to patient care caused by outdated NHS buildings and equipment.
Sunderland's Dominic McDonough said responsibility for looking after buildings lay with NHS trusts, adding: "Unfortunately, they just haven't been doing their jobs."The cost to meet the repair backlog at hospitals in the region was at least £367m in 2022-23, according toWhen an NHS hospital's ability to deliver care is affected by failures in the hospital environment, a clinical service incident is recorded.
Among 40 CSIs disclosed by the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust was an incident that saw porters unable to transport a dead patient to the mortuary because the mortuary doors were broken. "We have NHS executives that simply aren't doing their job and, quite frankly, they're making excuses.Earlier this week, Sir Julian Hartley, chief executive of NHS Providers, said staff and patient safety was at stake due to repair backlogs in hospitals.
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